African Americans in the 13 Colonies, 17th-18th Centuries (2005)

African Americans in the 13 Colonies, 17th-18th Centuries (2005)

AP African American Studies Guide

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Topic 2.2

“African Americans in the 13 Colonies, 17th–18th Centuries,” In Motion: The African-American Emigration Experience, The New York Public Library (2005)

Map of the East Coast of the United States, with key cities noted, along with callout boxes noting African American population in 1680 and 1740.


Source: Michael Siegel and Rutgers Cartography, “African Americans in the 13 Colonies, 17th–18th Centuries,” In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience website, 2005 (The New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, ©NYPL)